Photo: TwoWild · CC BY-SA 2.0In a 50 km circle around Roberts Creek: 47 places on the registers
The closest top-tier heritage to Roberts Creek is in West Vancouver, 33 km away. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 4.2% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.
17 places of national importance within 50 km of Roberts Creek
Count to 50 km and there are 47. The nearest is Merry Island Lighthouse, 21 km away in Welcome Beach. By designation: 23 provincial or municipal listings, 16 National Historic Sites and 4 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Merry Island LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1966 · 21 km away, in Welcome Beach |
| Point Atkinson LighthouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1913 · 28 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Binning ResidenceNational Historic Site · 1941–1942 · 32 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Christian Science SocietyListed in a community heritage register · 1932 · 36 km away, in Nanaimo |
| BastionHeritage designation · 1855 · 36 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station, Nanaimo, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1920–1921 · 36 km away, in Nanaimo |
| Lions Gate BridgeNational Historic Site · 1937–1939 · 37 km away, in West Vancouver |
| Stanley ParkNational Historic Site · 1888–1989 · 38 km away, in West End |
| Britannia Mines ConcentratorNational Historic Site · 1922–1924 · 38 km away, in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet |
| St. RochNational Historic Site · 1928–1929 · 38 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Bessborough ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 39 km away, in Kitsilano |
| Seaforth ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 39 km away, in Fairview |
The 50 km around Roberts Creek keep buildings from as early as 1855
Reaching 50 km out from Roberts Creek: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
The chart rests on 41 dated places within 50 km. One goes back before 1867. Bastion, in Nanaimo, is the oldest (1855).
The biggest share of Roberts Creek’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 34%
Half of the homes standing in Roberts Creek today were built before 2001. Like the typical town (18%), Roberts Creek has 15% of its homes from before 1961. 31% of Roberts Creek’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Roberts Creek compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,800 to 3,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Only East Hawkesbury, Georgian Bay and Maniwaki have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Roberts Creek and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Creek | 3,779 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 4,279 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sechelt | 11,558 | 0 | 0 | — |
Roberts Creek in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 15%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
Questions about Roberts Creek’s history
How many historic places does Roberts Creek have on the registers?
Roberts Creek has none of its own yet. Merry Island Lighthouse, in Welcome Beach, is the nearest, 21 km away.
How old are the homes in Roberts Creek?
15% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).